acob Riis would take pictures of the poor in bad areas to show how the other half lives.His photos appeared in books, news paper and magazines and they started to be used a tools for social reform. This made immediate impact. Police commissioner's like theodore roosevelt right away wanted to improve on New York's lifestyle.
Children had jobs at this young couse if a machine broke they would be small enough to fix it themselves. Also children had jobs so young to help support their family the more family members that worked the more money they would be able to bring home. The percentage of child labor improved over time which shows an improvement on trying to fix the issue. By 1890, there was a 18.1% of the population of child labor but by 1920,
